Pneumococcal pyomyositis

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Jan;20(1):85-7. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200101000-00021.

Abstract

Pyomyositis is most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. A 25-month-old child developed infection of the biceps brachialis muscle caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The child had no underlying immune or anatomic defect.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle, Skeletal / microbiology*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
  • Myositis / diagnosis
  • Myositis / microbiology*
  • Myositis / therapy
  • Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / therapy
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*